The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that pending home sales declined by 2.8% in January to an index level of 106.4. The index, which is reported on a 2001 = 100 basis, had hovered in a range near 109 for the past year [...]
Introducing
Peter D'Antonio
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Peter started working for Haver Analytics in 2016. He worked for nearly 30 years as an Economist on Wall Street, most recently as the Head of US Economic Forecasting at Citigroup, where he advised the trading and sales businesses in the Capital Markets. He built an extensive Excel system, which he used to forecast all major high-frequency statistics and a longer-term macroeconomic outlook. Peter also advised key clients, including hedge funds, pension funds, asset managers, Fortune 500 corporations, governments, and central banks, on US economic developments and markets. He wrote over 1,000 articles for Citigroup publications. In recent years, Peter shifted his career focus to teaching. He teaches Economics and Business at the Molloy College School of Business in Rockville Centre, NY. He developed Molloy’s Economics Major and Minor and created many of the courses. Peter has written numerous peer-reviewed journal articles that focus on the accuracy and interpretation of economic data. He has also taught at the NYU Stern School of Business. Peter was awarded the New York Forecasters Club Forecast Prize for most accurate economic forecast in 2007, 2018, and 2020. Peter D’Antonio earned his BA in Economics from Princeton University and his MA and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he specialized in Macroeconomics and Finance.

Publications by Peter D'Antonio
Global| Feb 27 2017
U.S. Pending Home Sales Dip
Global| Feb 27 2017
Durable Goods Orders Rise, Reflecting Aircraft Rebound
Durable goods orders increased by 1.8% in January (-0.6% y/y), following a revised 0.8% decline in December. The January rise was close to the Action Economics forecast survey median of 1.6%. Although the headline orders figure [...]
Global| Dec 15 2016
Empire State Survey Signals a Brighter Business Outlook
The Empire State Manufacturing Index of General Business Conditions for December continued to improve, rising to 9.0 (up from 1.5 in November), which was its highest reading since April. According to the Action Economics Forecast [...]
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